Washing-machine



(Model) H. A. SHAW.

WASHING MACHINE. N0. 253,433. Patented Feb. 7,1882.

742157265665: I [Yawn/50k ex/M w N PETERS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD A. sHAW, or GALENA, OHIO.-

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,433, dated February7, 1882.

' Application filed September 30,1880. (ModeL) To all whom it mayconcern Be it known that I, HOWARD A. SHAW, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Galena, in the county of Delaware and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in washing-machines; and itconsists in a rubber composed of a series of'parallel bars held oncross-rods, the two outer being held loosely in place and having rubbercushions placed between them and the next inner bars, all of which willbe-hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 is averticallongitudinal section, of a machine containing myimprovements; and Fig. 3is a plan view of my improved rubber.

cross-rods d placed near their ends.

(1 is the rubber, which is composed of a series of flat bars, 61 d,preferably four in number, arranged equidistant apart and held by Thebars d d are set on their edges and are fixed to the cross-rods dexcepting that the outer bars slide inwardly on the said rods, as I willnow explain. The two outer bars are placed loosely on the end rods, (1and are held by any suitable means, so that they will not slip off, butcan slide freely inward toward the next bar, 01 On the rods d, I placeelastic cushions d between the endsof the outer bars, 61 and the ends ofthe next inner bars, (1 The cushions hold the bars d outward flush withor near the ends of the rods d and at the same time yield under pressureand permit the said side bars to be forced back on the said rods. In themovement of the rubber over a series of rollers in or corrugated surfaceon the wash-board, the side bar in advance, when the rubber is moved inany given direction, will have a vibratory or back-and-forth movement onthe rods d which vibratory motion greatly facilitates the washing of theclothing, especially of small articles.

In order to fully illustrate myimproved rubher, I have shown it asattached to the machine hereinafter described. The construction of thismachine, however, and the mode of attaching and operating the rubber arenot new.

The rubber is fixed on the lower endof an oscillating arm, d, which issupported at or near its middle on a cross-bar journaled in a hingedframe, a, by means of which it is raised or lowered to adaptit to thedifferent bulks of clothes in the suds-box.

a is the suds-box, containing the concave wash-board b. The frame 0 hasone of its ends pivoted to the suds-box, while is other end passes backand has a free vertical motion over the front end of the suds-box. Theupper end of the arm d is connected by rod e to crank e, fixed to shaft6 which is so connected by crank 0 pitman c and crank e to crankbandle6', all of ordinary construction, as to give proper oscillatory motionto the rubber arm (I in the operation of'the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

In a washing-machine, the rubber d composed of a series of parallelbars, (1 d arranged and held on cross-rods d the bars (1 being placedand held loosely, so that they slide inwardly on the said cross-rods,the elastic cushions d, placed on the rods d between the outer bars, 01and the next inner bars, d, and secured on the lower end of anoscillating arm, d, and operated substantially as and for the purposesset forth. t

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD A. SHAW.

Witnesses:

MORRIS FREEMAN. J oHN DERTHIGK.

